🏚️ Blight Accountability

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City abates inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Removal of abandoned vehicles from residential areas reduces blight and safety hazards. Costs are recovered from the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1237 3rd Place North

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and scheduled for removal. Demolition clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1237 3rd Place North, Birmingham

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1227 3rd Place North

City Council found the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to remove blight and potential hazards from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1227 3rd Place North, Birmingham

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 953 47th Pl N

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 953 47th Place North, Birmingham

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 878 Oak Street

City will remove a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears blighted property and reduces neighborhood hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 878 Oak Street, Birmingham

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 8012 6th Avenue North

Neighborhood nuisance will be removed, eliminating a safety hazard and blighted property affecting the 6th Avenue North corridor.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 8012 6th Avenue North, Birmingham

March 8, 2016 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 222 11th Court West ordered demolished

City will demolish a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 222 11th Court West, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $1.2M

City applies for $1.2M state loan to clean up blighted properties

Birmingham is seeking $1.2 million from Alabama's Brownfields Cleanup Fund to remove environmental hazards and reduce blight across the city. Successful funding could accelerate cleanup of contaminated sites and make neighborhoods safer and more attractive for investment.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Brownfields Cleanup State Revolving Fund (BCSRF) 🏛 Funding source: State Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

City assesses $8,364 demolition cost against Ensley property

Property owner at 1800 Avenue D will be charged $8,364.22 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the parcel. This amount becomes a lien against the property unless paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1800 Avenue D Ensley, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $7K

Special assessment: $7,303 blight demolition at 534 4th Street

Property owner at 534 4th Street in Pratt City will be billed $7,303 for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 534 4th Street and Carport, Pratt City, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City assesses $4,406 demolition cost to property at 928 6th Ave W

Property owner at 928 6th Avenue West must pay $4,405.92 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. Special assessments like this shift demolition costs directly to property owners.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 928 - 6th Avenue West, Rear Garage Apartment, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1320 Gulfport Street

The City will remove a blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears hazards and opens path for property recovery in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1320 Gulfport Street, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 401 12th Ave W unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 401 12th Avenue West will be demolished after city determines it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 401 - 12th Avenue West, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City condemns 1417 Gulfport Street as unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 1417 Gulfport Street is being torn down due to safety hazards and blight. Removal clears a neighborhood nuisance and frees the property for potential redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1417 Gulfport Street aka 1417 - 43rd Street, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 122 11th Court North

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will remove blight hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 122 - 11th Court North, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 226 48th Street North

Building declared a public nuisance and safety hazard will be removed. Clears blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 226 - 48th Street North, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 945 Columbia Street declared unsafe; demolition ordered

City will demolish an unsafe structure on Columbia Street. Removes a blighted property and potential public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 945 Columbia Street, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 30 properties nuisance over noxious weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds will receive formal notice and face abatement action. Owners have opportunity to comply before city intervention.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2423 Avenue D demolished

City removes blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition improves neighborhood safety and clears the path for land recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2423 Avenue D, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 963-47th Place North

The city is demolishing a condemned building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in your neighborhood. This clears blighted property and reduces safety hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 963 - 47th Place North, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1421 Gulfport Street

Removal of a blighted property clears a public nuisance and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1421 Gulfport Street, Birmingham

March 1, 2016 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 7108 Georgia Road

Building declared unsafe public nuisance; demolition removes neighborhood hazard.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7108 Georgia Road, Birmingham

February 23, 2016 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 616 27th St. S.W.

Removes a blighted structure the city has deemed a public nuisance and safety hazard. Demolition is a step toward property recovery and neighborhood stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 616 - 27th Street S.W., Birmingham

February 23, 2016 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs become property liens

The city will clear weeds and overgrowth from blighted properties and charge owners the cleanup cost as a lien against their property. Owners can dispute the abatement at a hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

February 23, 2016 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 152 Elder Street

Condemned structure on Elder Street will be torn down, clearing a blighted property from the neighborhood and removing a public safety hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 152 Elder Street, Birmingham